Jessica Hausner (born 6 October 1972) is an Austrian film director and writer, and a professor at Filmacademy Vienna.

Art-house oriented and disturbing, Lovely Rita became a breath of fresh air and revitalized Austrian film.

[5] In 2004, she returned to Cannes with her film Hotel,[6] a psychological horror inspired by David Lynch, Stanley Kubrick, and Michael Haneke.

[13] As of 2023, Hausner is regarded as one of the most outstanding Austrian directors and holds a professorship at the Film Academy Vienna.

[17] In May 2024, Hausner was named the jury president for the main competition of the 77th Locarno Film Festival that August.